Rumor Control: The Town of Dubois is not being prepped for evacuation

This afternoon, County 10 received tips that the Town of Dubois had been
put in the first stages of evacuation preparations by fire management
personnel due to the Lava Mountain Fire.
When asked about it, fire information officer Nick Mickel says, "That is
not true."
Incident Command Team running the fire uses a three step evacuation scale:
Ready, Set, Go. "Ready" essentially means people are on notice that they
might have to evacuate at some point. "Set" means they need to be ready to
evacuate at a moments notice. "Go" means everyone should be actively
evacuating. The rumor was that the town had been put into "Ready" status.
By all indications, Mickel said that the fire has slowed its progress today
due to favorable weather conditions.
To clarify, Mickel said that there are no plans whatsoever to prepare for
the evacuation of the town. He added that there is no indication that this
will be necessary.
*photo h/t Karen Birdsong Madorin*
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Rumor Control: The Town of Dubois is not being prepped for evacuation

This afternoon, County 10 received tips that the Town of Dubois had been
put in the first stages of evacuation preparations by fire management
personnel due to the Lava Mountain Fire.
When asked about it, fire information officer Nick Mickel says, "That is
not true."
Incident Command Team running the fire uses a three step evacuation scale:
Ready, Set, Go. "Ready" essentially means people are on notice that they
might have to evacuate at some point. "Set" means they need to be ready to
evacuate at a moments notice. "Go" means everyone should be actively
evacuating. The rumor was that the town had been put into "Ready" status.
By all indications, Mickel said that the fire has slowed its progress today
due to favorable weather conditions.
To clarify, Mickel said that there are no plans whatsoever to prepare for
the evacuation of the town. He added that there is no indication that this
will be necessary.
*photo h/t Karen Birdsong Madorin*
#county10 #news